spoon

1 a tool that has a handle with a shallow bowl at the end, used for stirring, serving and eating fooda soup spoona wooden spoonRemove the onion from the oil with a slotted spoon.see alsodessertspoon,greasy spoon,tablespoon,teaspoon

. The current noun sense is of Scandinavian origin. The verb dates from the early 18th cent.Extra examplesI stirred my coffee with the sugar spoon.Remove the onions with a slotted spoon.The children argued over who should lick the spoon.a 5 ml measuring spoontwo spoons of sugarIdioms